Russian forces withdraw from Ukraine’s Snake Island

Snake Island (Alamy/PA)
Snake Island (Alamy/PA)

Russia’s Defence Ministry says it has withdrawn its forces from a Black Sea island near Ukraine’s port of Odesa.

The ministry said it pulled back its forces from Zmiyinyy (Snake) Island on Thursday in what it described as a “goodwill gesture”.

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